I can’t remember why it’s Red in the first place. Code Red? Something like that. Anyway Red 2, the sequel, brings back the old guys from the rollicking first movie, and throws them into the deep-end of some complex and convoluted turmoil that necessitates random killings, transitory alliances and blowing shit up. The plot has…
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So here’s the plot of The Darkest Hour: Aliens blow shit up – score! They blow shit up in Russia – bonus! Gnome-y Emile Hirsch leads a bunch of hapless foreigners to salvation – good to go! And yet, yet…. what an utterly numbing disappointment. Moscow looks awesome on film, but the plot, and worse,…
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Oh god oh god oh god – The Darkest Hour looks fantastic. And with Moscow front and center, it’s the first big “location movie” of the year.
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